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Nokia, Qualcomm Squabble Over CDMA License

Nancy Gohring writes on InfoWorld:

Terse statements this week from Nokia and Qualcomm point to a licensing dispute over Nokia's continued use of important Qualcomm CDMA patents.

In a report to U.S. regulators on Wednesday, Qualcomm said a licensing agreement that allows Nokia to use Qualcomm's CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) patents expires in April 2007, and that there's no certainty a new contract will be signed by that time.

Without access to the patents, Nokia can't sell 3G (third generation) phones or other handsets that use Qualcomm's CDMA technology. Nokia would also be prevented from selling equipment to operators for 3G and CDMA networks.

posted by Fergie @ 4/20/2006 09:26:00 AM